This is an artificial collection of photographs of Burkburnett, Texas.
It is located in northeastern Wichita County, Burkburnett, Texas, was founded
in 1867. Originally known as Nesterville, then Gilbert, the town was finally
named for rancher Samuel Burk Burnett in 1907. The first oil well began
production in 1912. By 1918, the town was a major oil producer and became one
of the boomtowns of the 1920s.